{"product_id":"uebelmannia-eriocactoides","title":"Uebelmannia eriocactoides","description":"\u003ch3\u003eGeographic \u0026amp; Climate\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"p-rc_71592e0b43543733-38\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eGeographic Coordinates:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cspan class=\"citation-171 citation-end-171\"\u003eBrazil, Minas Gerais, west of Diamantina, Serra do Espinhaço (approximately 18°14'S, 43°36'W)\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eClimate Classification:\u003c\/b\u003e Tropical wet-and-dry \/ Subtropical highland climate (Aw \/ Cwb)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"p-rc_71592e0b43543733-39\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-170 citation-end-170\"\u003eHabitat Characteristics:\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cspan class=\"citation-169 citation-end-169\"\u003eElevations ranging from 700 to 1,100 meters above sea level.\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"citation-168 citation-end-168\"\u003eInhabits arid to semi-arid steep slopes, ridges, horizontal crevices, and vertical quartzite rock faces within campo rupestre (dry savanna) formations, growing in pockets of organic leaf mold and sand.\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e Subject to seasonal mist, high humidity, and high daytime solar radiation. \u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 id=\"p-rc_71592e0b43543733-40\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"citation-167 citation-end-167\"\u003eBotanical Morphology\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"p-rc_71592e0b43543733-41\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eDiagnostic Features:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cspan class=\"citation-166 citation-end-166\"\u003eFeatures a tall, upright, clavate to shortly columnar stem reaching 30–50 (up to 80) cm in height.\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"citation-165 citation-end-165\"\u003eThe epidermis ranges from green to deep reddish-brown with a distinct white or bluish wax patina near the apex.\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e Possesses 18 to 25 straight ribs. \u003cspan class=\"citation-164\"\u003eUnlike typical forms where areoles merge into a continuous line, the areoles here are individual, closely set, and densely covered with 11 to 20 fine, needle-like, golden-yellow to whitish-yellow spines (resembling juvenile \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-164\"\u003eEriocactus leninghausii\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-164 citation-end-164\"\u003e), measuring about 10 mm long.\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e Older lower stems eventually become spineless. \u003cspan class=\"citation-163 citation-end-163\"\u003eFlowers are diurnal, slender, funnel-shaped, and greenish-yellow, measuring about 15 mm long and 12 mm in diameter.\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"p-rc_71592e0b43543733-42\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eGrowth Habit:\u003c\/b\u003e Solitary, slow-growing columnar habit. \u003cspan class=\"citation-162 citation-end-162\"\u003eActive growth occurs from spring through summer, with sporadic flowering during this period.\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"citation-161 citation-end-161\"\u003eRequires high warmth, excellent mineral drainage, and winter protection with a strict minimum temperature of 10°C.\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHistory \u0026amp; Etymology\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"p-rc_71592e0b43543733-43\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eEtymology:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cspan class=\"citation-160\"\u003eThe genus name \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-160\"\u003eUebelmannia\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-160 citation-end-160\"\u003e honors Werner Uebelmann, a Swiss Swiss cactus exporter and patron of botany.\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"citation-159\"\u003eThe specific epithet \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-159\"\u003epectinifera\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-159\"\u003e derives from Latin \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-159\"\u003epecten\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-159\"\u003e ('comb') and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-159\"\u003e-fer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-159\"\u003e ('-bearing'), referring to comb-like spine arrangements, while the varietal epithet \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-159\"\u003eeriocactoides\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-159\"\u003e combines the genus name \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-159\"\u003eEriocactus\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-159\"\u003e with the Greek suffix \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-159\"\u003e-oides\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-159\"\u003e ('resembling'), referencing the striking similarity of its golden seedlings and spine clusters to juvenile \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-159\"\u003eEriocactus\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-159\"\u003e (now \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-159\"\u003eParodia\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-159 citation-end-159\"\u003e) species.\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHistorical Context:\u003c\/b\u003e First described and studied within the complex taxonomic revisions of the genus \u003ci\u003eUebelmannia\u003c\/i\u003e by botanists including R. Řepka, J. Krajča, and V. Toman (and later recombined by Guiggi), originating from the quartzitic outcrops of the Espinhaço range in Minas Gerais.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"BotanicalCollector","offers":[{"title":"Same Size Shipped|W5.5-6cm|Offset","offer_id":71161482903805,"sku":null,"price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0785\/3552\/4605\/files\/IMG_0139.jpg?v=1787130956","url":"https:\/\/www.botanicalcollector.com\/products\/uebelmannia-eriocactoides","provider":"BotanicalCollector","version":"1.0","type":"link"}